Music
The Skinny magazine music guide. We bring you the latest music highlights, gig reviews and previews, music videos, album reviews and features. Find exclusive interviews with local bands and international stars, bespoke playlists and video premieres.
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InterviewsBridging the Divide: EMA interview
Who Will Survive In America? We speak to Erika M. Anderson and explore the dark heart of her third long player, Exile in the Outer Ring Read more »| 28 Aug 2017 -
Live MusicThe Magnetic Fields @ King's Theatre, Edinburgh, 25-26 Aug
Stephin Merritt brings the dramatic, theatrical 50 Song Memoir to exquisite life at the Edinburgh International Festival Read more »| 28 Aug 2017 -
Live Music
Alvvays @ Saint Luke's, Glasgow, 27 Aug
Molly Rankin and Alvvays bring their new album Antisocialites to Glasgow for their first Scottish show since 2015 Read more »| 28 Aug 2017 -
Reviews
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart – The Echo of Pleasure
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart carved out their niche very early into their career and have managed to stay neatly within it for all of this decade so far.... Read more »| 28 Aug 2017 -
Interviews
Roddy Woomble on The Deluder
Roddy Woomble returns with a fourth album under his solo guise, signalling a shift that puts him further from his perceived folk roots Read more »| 28 Aug 2017 -
Live MusicEminem @ Bellahouston Park, Glasgow, 24 Aug
Marshall Mathers heads an all-star line-up for a huge outdoor show in Glasgow Read more »| 25 Aug 2017
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Live MusicJulie Byrne @ Summerhall, Edinburgh, 23 Aug
Just 24 hours after Blanck Mass nearly blew the roof from this same room, Julie Byrne soothes our hearts and minds Read more »| 25 Aug 2017 -
Live Music
Blanck Mass @ Summerhall, Edinburgh, 22 Aug
This evening's Blanck Mass show feels like a masterclass... the volume is unbelievable and relentless; there's no option but to drown in it Read more »| 25 Aug 2017 -
Live Music
The Shins @ Academy, Manchester, 22 Aug
It’s nearly ten years since The Shins last played Manchester, and how things can change over the course of a decade. Read more »| 25 Aug 2017 -
FestivalsArcTanGent 2017 Festival: The Review
ArcTanGent in Somerset is quietly growing year-on-year into an excellent wee festival with an international line-up. The Skinny was in attendance for the 2017 edition. Read more »| 24 Aug 2017 -
Live Music
XFRMR @ Leith Volcano, Edinburgh, 22 Aug
Robbie Thomson's XFRMR is a multi-sensory spectacle, at once formidable and beautiful, terrifying and arresting. Read more »| 24 Aug 2017 -
Live Music
Lana Del Rey @ The SSE Hydro, Glasgow, 23 Aug
Lana Del Rey gives a slick and cool performance tonight that, though lacking in dynamism, bewitches her loyal subjects Read more »| 24 Aug 2017 -
Live Music
Andy Shauf @ La Belle Angèle, Edinburgh, 21 Aug
Andy Shauf's baroque pop is lapped up by an eager Edinburgh crowd Read more »| 24 Aug 2017 -
Festivals
Electric Fields: Ten Acts to See
Ahead of its fourth year, we take a closer look at 2017's Electric Fields line-up and recommend ten of the best acts we think you should check out over the weekend Read more »| 24 Aug 2017 -
Live Music
Tricot @ Broadcast, Glasgow, 21 Aug
Tricot put on such an entertaining and wholehearted show that to come away as anything other than a rabid convert you'd have to be both utterly cynical and allergic to fun Read more »| 23 Aug 2017